Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC
Class of relevant security USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 08 April 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 99,747,341 4.52% 4,131,792 0.19
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,831,117 0.17% 3,350,185 0.15%
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 104,580,908 4.74% 8,234,752 0.37%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 3,006 16.4977
Purchase 2,829 16.6547
Purchase 32,117 17.6200
Purchase 300,177 16.5464
Purchase 28,957 16.8727
Purchase 1,075 16.9162
Purchase 18,218 16.5103
Purchase 50,000 17.6200
Purchase 88,920 16.5676
Purchase 689 16.4265
Purchase 733 17.6200
Purchase 98,731 17.0852
Purchase 32,840 16.5606
Purchase 22,379 16.8825
Purchase 29,000 16.5331
Purchase 8,000 16.5476
Purchase 350 16.5592
Purchase 587,315 16.6014
Purchase 36,116 17.6200
Purchase 872 16.5329
Purchase 553 16.5700
Purchase 4,361 16.5605
Purchase 6,419 17.6200
Purchase 1,674 16.9498
Purchase 23,700 16.5431
Purchase 6,414 16.6405
Purchase 16,581 16.7600
Purchase 1,054 16.4200
Sale 31,970 16.9952
Sale 4,300 17.3835
Sale 1,075 16.9162
Sale 26,220 16.5689
Sale 107,257 16.9538
Sale 6,000 16.4769
Sale 1,075 16.9193
Sale 118,720 16.7936
Sale 3,280 17.2517
Sale 9,709 16.7000
Sale 1,832 17.6200
Sale 600 16.5212
Sale 150 16.5512
Sale 400 16.6212
Sale 6,327 17.6200
Sale 2,823 17.6167
Sale 187 Transfer
Sale 199,835 16.4981
Sale 119 Transfer
Sale 21,601 17.6174
Sale 64,202 17.4189
Sale 8,016 16.5695
Sale 119,000 16.5424
Sale 73,304 17.6100
Sale 117 16.4617
Sale 249,822 16.8965
Sale 90,894 17.0245
Sale 3,882 16.6260
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6000 16.4768
CFD Long 199835 16.498
CFD Long 16281 16.537
CFD Long 4039 16.5371
CFD Long 846 16.5376
CFD Long 26220 16.5689
CFD Long 8016 16.5695
CFD Long 118720 16.7935
CFD Long 249822 16.8964
CFD Long 107257 16.9538
CFD Long 31970 16.9952
CFD Long 3280 17.2517
CFD Long 4300 17.3834
CFD Long 64202 17.4188
CFD Long 73304 17.61
CFD Long 2823 17.6166
CFD Long 21601 17.6173
CFD Short 3006 16.4977
CFD Short 18218 16.5103
CFD Short 29000 16.5331
CFD Short 23700 16.5431
CFD Short 300177 16.5464
CFD Short 8000 16.5476
CFD Short 32840 16.5606
CFD Short 88920 16.5676
CFD Short 587315 16.6013
CFD Short 2829 16.6547
CFD Short 28957 16.8727
CFD Short 22379 16.8825
CFD Short 98731 17.0851
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 09 April 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk